By CHARLES TEMBO Police have identified the notorious criminal who escaped from Kabwe Medium Prison where he was serving a 20 year jail sentence for aggravated robbery. Copperbelt Commissioner of Police Elias Chushi said the suspected dangerous criminal is about behind the murder of an -18-year-old girl who went missing on May 22, 2021. Mr […]
Zambia Correctional Service Commissioner General Chisela Chileshe says no one can stop President Edgar Lungu from pardoning convicted prisoners because his prerogative is enshrined in the Constitution. Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) Executive Director George Chimembe is challenging the President’s prerogative when he said his organisation is against the pardoning of inmates because it is […]
By IREEN MULENGA President Edgar Lungu will officially launch his 2021 Presidential Election Campaigns on Wednesday May 26. The launch shall be a hybrid one done in strict adherence to the Covid-19 health guidelines as prescribed by the Ministry of Health and the Standard Operations Procedures as set by the Technical Committee of the Electoral […]
A Ghanaian Lawyer, Joseph Lawernce based in the United Kingdom has donated over 200,000 assorted books to the Zambia High Commission to help re-store public libraries in Zambia. And Zambia’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Lieutenant General Paul Mihova (Rtd) described the gesture as amazing and said the donated books will give an opportunity […]
By CHINOYI CHIPULU Nkana Coach Beston Chambeshi says the Kitwe side will put up a fight in tomorrow’s Super Division rescheduled for Week 25 against Red Arrows to enhance their changes of carrying the day. Arrows will host Nkana at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka. Relegation threatened Nkana is in dare need of maximum points in […]
By IREEN MULENGA Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) President Sean Tembo has called on the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to refund the K95,000 to the four presidential candidates whose nominations were not successful. Mr Tembo said that ECZ structured its nomination process upside down by collecting a payment before verifying that a candidate has […]
BY CHARLES TEMBO Police in Luanshya have arrested a notorious criminal who escaped from Kabwe Medium Prison and was involved in a spate of robberies, abduction and rape cases. The suspect is behind a spate of aggravated robberies, abductions and rapes in Luanshya, Ndola and Kabwe. Copperbelt Commissioner of Police Elias Chushi said the suspect […]
Dear Editor I write with a burdened heart to express my shock and disappointment on how as a democratic nation we always sing about, think differently from what we portray ourselves; democrats. Let us know that the Zambian Constitution is not a political document but the supreme law of the land to govern everyone and […]
By Mercy Chewe Defending champions Lunga Bullets are the early pacesetters in the new 2021 Copperbelt Basketball League season. The 2019 winners have so far recorded two straight wins in the new campaign from two matches played. Lunga at the weekend thumped YMCA Stingers 72-39 in Ndola to record their second win of the season. […]
By IREEN MULENGA The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in conjunction with the Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA), Zambia Police, and Kiwi Zambia have seized counterfeit goods worth K16, 742 in Chinsali and Mpika Central Business Districts. CCPC Senior Public Relations Officer Namukolo Kasumpa said the products seized include counterfeit Kiwi Shoe Polish and […]
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Alice Nachilembe
